15 Wonderful Sights In Venice – Be Sure To See Them All
Venice is inhabited with fine architecture, villas and palaces. It’s a city filled with art treasures and Venice is known as one of the most romantic places there is. But Venice is also much, much more than this.
One small example of many in the city of Venice is St. Mark’s Basilica. St. Peter’s in Rome is the rival of this church and although St. Mark’s Basilica isn’t as grand or large as St. Peter’s, it definitely still offers some of the finest works of architecture anywhere.
You’ll find the Campanile outside the Basilica di San Marco that served as its belltower. The place also served as a military lookout during perilous times to help keep Venice safe. Nowadays it offers more of an aesthetic purpose for those that find delight in awe inspiring sights.
The Piazza San Marco (St Mark’s Square) hosts them both among other things. The Square is a fabulous sight in itself, but also serves as a great gathering spot for tourists. A substantial clock tower is housed here, and the square provides access to the Doge’s palace. A lack of traffic and vehicle noise is a huge reason that the Square lends itself to Venice’s grace and charm.
Canals and gondola rides are what Venice is best known for. Whether sailing down the Grand Canal or along any of the dozens of other secondary waterways, a beautiful view is waiting.
The Rialto and other main bridges cross the Grand Canal and provide another spectacular sight whether moving up the Canal in a vaporetto or in a gondola. The vantage point from the Canal offers some of the best views in the city.
The loggia of the Ca’ d’Oro (The Golden House) can easily be accessed from the canal. A short vaporetto ride away is the Palazzo Grassi which serves as a perfect example of Venice’s architecture.
In very different styles, you can find more examples another boat ride away, such as the Villas of Venice. Villa Pisani began in the early 1700s and the Versailles of Paris was used as the model. Palladio who is a world famous architect offers a large collection of his work at La Rotunda and Padova houses many other works form other artists such as the Villa Contarini- Camerini.
Several islands can be found just outside the main city, a couple of which include Murano and Burano. Murano offers famed glass work from century old artists while Burano houses a museum dedicated to lace which have been astounding the world for centuries by craftsmen of Venice.
See a large collection of the master Renaissance painter Tintoretto and the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and see work by others at the Gallerie dell’Accademia. La Fenice offers other arts of Venice such as paintings, architecture and opera all in one place.
Spending the 2 weeks before lent here will let you participate in the Carnevale which will have you going home with a souvenir mask and a smile that will last forever.
